The Great Hero Uchiha

Aburame Momoe glanced at the lifeless ninja cat and then suddenly realized what was going on.

"I'll keep it a secret for you."

What are you trying to keep secret?

"Every boy has his own unique hobbies, I understand—"

"So what exactly did you associate with that?!"

At this moment, Uchiha Miyuki was utterly exhausted.

The ninja cat seemed to have recovered from its dizziness and said to Uchiha Miyuki, "Don't look for me again next time. Seriously, I can't stand this kind of thing." Then it staggered up from the sleeping bag, looked very weak, and immediately canceled the summoning jutsu, turning into a puff of smoke and disappearing.

however--

At the last moment, Uchiha Miyuki saw the wicked smile on the ninja cat's face.

Clearly, the ninja cat deliberately said something that could be misunderstood! It was a backstab to Uchiha Miyuki, as revenge for Uchiha Miyuki always using tomoe to turn against it.

Aburame Momoe's expression became even stranger.

It was just a joke, but I never expected it to actually prove me wrong!

Uchiha Miyuki covered his face with his hands, speechless and stunned on the spot.

What the hell is this?!

Aburame Momoe seemed relieved and said, "It seems that Masami and I misunderstood you before. Actually, we don't need to be wary of illusions at all."

This is even worse than you guys being on guard against illusions!

"Momoe, look into my eyes—"

Aburame Momoe immediately became alert. "What are you going to do?"

"I'll kill you."

Uchiha Miyuki replied through gritted teeth, his words carrying a double meaning.

"No, you don't need to prove it, I believe you... It was just a joke, really, just a joke—"

As she spoke, Momoe Aburame turned and ran away.

Not long after they started running, they ran into Yami, who had just returned from the medical department.

"Ya Mei, don't go back. It's not convenient to travel now. Let's just have lunch together."

Uchiha Miyuki stared at Aburame Momoe with his three-tomoe Sharingan eyes wide open.

Yami paused for a moment.

"What's inconvenient?"

Aburame Momoe whispered a few words in Ayami's ear.

Yami's gaze toward Uchiha Miyuki became strange again, as if to say, 'So the genjutsu was just a disguise after all?'

Uchiha Miyuki's eyes darkened.

really--

During the next mission, find an opportunity to use illusion magic.

Especially this Momoe!

They must be made to pay a thousandfold price for this.

Back in the tent, I observed the cell fusion process on my arm.

A special kind of chakra was born from the fusion, its quality far exceeding that of his own chakra. It felt no different, yet there was a certain difference, not in quality, but in another way. Uchiha Miyuki couldn't quite explain what this difference represented, but he felt that it contained the power of Yang Release, which is the so-called Sage Body.

It really is like a jigsaw puzzle.

It's not a biological fusion like cell phagocytosis or division.

Instead, it merges cells to devour their own chakra, creating more chakra containing Yang Release power, thus completing the cell fusion process.

The increasingly intense hunger burned like fire, searing Uchiha Miyuki's consciousness.

The body is craving energy!

Even if he hadn't crammed on medical ninjutsu knowledge over the past three days, he could still tell that this transformation would require a lot of energy. So he prepared high-energy food in advance and ate until he was full. But his body was still very hungry, burning his willpower like a flame.

He had experienced this feeling of hunger before, no matter how much he ate, he could never feel full, and even if he ate until he vomited, the hunger would not disappear.

It wasn't a feeling of hunger originating from the stomach and intestines, but rather from every cell in the body.

Unable to obtain enough energy from the digestive system, the fusion cells began to consume fat energy. No! To be precise, both were happening simultaneously. Uchiha Miyuki frowned, not because he was worried about losing weight, but because he was worried that the fusion cells would not only break down muscle to obtain energy, but also intercept the energy that should have been supplied to the organs.

The reason they were able to react so quickly was naturally because they had already had experience with it once.

This is how the brain originally obtained energy from the body!

However, the brain is part of the body, and no matter how much it craves energy, it will still leave some room to prevent itself from dying.

But fused cells are foreign objects!

It's not as complex as the brain; cells simply follow instinctive activities.

—Is this the real danger of integration?

In the past, Uchiha Miyuki was unable to control all of this, but now it's different. He possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, which represents the power of Yang Release, and immediately used his eye power to suppress the growth of Yang Release power. This prevented the Yang Release power from cutting off the energy of various organs, but the decomposition of some muscles was still unavoidable.

No!

We must increase our efforts.

Muscle breakdown not only reduces physical abilities, but also increases ketone levels in the blood, leading to ketosis and acidosis. He almost died from this, but was saved by medical ninjutsu. With the help of various drugs, it took a whole year to improve the problem and he survived.

Uchiha Miyuki carefully controlled this transformation process, ensuring that the body's organs functioned normally before supplying the remaining energy to the fused cells for transformation.

Eat something every half hour.

I was initially worried that my body might have some problems, but with the help of medical ninjutsu, I discovered that not only was my stomach not affected, but the Yang Release power in my chakra was further strengthening it.

Upon realizing this, Uchiha Miyuki was not pleasantly surprised; instead, his expression darkened.

This also means—

The situation is out of control.

The chakra containing Yang Release power had spread from the arm into the body, so simply severing the arm was no longer effective.

At the same time, Uchiha Miyuki couldn't imagine that these were just ordinary Senju and Uzumaki clan members. If they were replaced by Hashirama cells, as long as they reacted even slightly slower, their organ energy would be directly drained and depleted. Moreover, the fusion time would only be longer and more difficult. During this process, let alone becoming stronger, as long as they were distracted by fighting others, they would be devoured by Hashirama cells.

With the trump card of the Heavenly God, Uchiha Miyuki was able to remain calm and silently sense the changes in every part of his body through medical ninjutsu.

As the integration process progresses, time goes by.

The digestive capacity of the stomach and intestines also continuously improves during this process, and other parts of the body gradually change as well.

85. Every single one of your slips of the tongue hits home.

When evening came, Momoe Aburame, who had been hiding outside all day, returned.

"Just kidding, just kidding, that was all a joke before. Don't take it seriously, and don't try anything funny to prove yourself. Yami and I are really good at physical combat—"

Uchiha Miyuki suppressed the excruciating hunger and mustered some strength, using a book to conceal his expression to prevent others from noticing anything amiss. He also remained silent, as his voice would reveal some information. This might not matter to others, but to his companions, it would be a weakness.

If using chakra now wouldn't intensify his hunger, Uchiha Miyuki would definitely have given Aburame Momoe a quick shot...

[Illusion Art: The Art of the Fox's Mind]

This is an advanced version of the "Fox's Farewell Technique," which is also an illusion that causes people to lose their way.

After casting the illusion, he would pretend to chase after her, which would make Momoe Aburame get lost in the camp until dawn, thus helping her improve her physical skills!

Aburame Momoe had already prepared a taijutsu warning in her mind, but now she saw that Uchiha Miyuki seemed to be asleep.

"Fell asleep?"

It seems so—

Aburame Momoe immediately felt a little regretful.

"I thought this time I could rehearse the [anti-Yugyo tactics] I had planned before."

Upon hearing this, Yami couldn't help but laugh out loud, but then she remembered that Uchiha Miyuki was asleep, so she stopped laughing.

"What kind of tactic is that? It's clearly taking advantage of his poor physical skills."

“I’ve carefully devised a detailed tactic.” Aburame Momoe paused here, then suddenly exclaimed, “Yami, Miyuki is still in the tent! Why are you pulling off your clothes? Stop it! You’ll expose yourself—” As she spoke, she observed Uchiha Miyuki beside her to see if he would react.

Uchiha Miyuki almost fell for his trick.

He originally planned to pretend to roll over to knock the book off his face and then open his eyes a crack to get a better understanding of his teammates.

I was just too hungry.

He was a little slow to react, but this also made him realize Momoe Aburame's sinister intentions.

"There's no response. Looks like she's really asleep."

Yami couldn't help but chuckle. "You're still the same as before, always teasing people. Back then..." She seemed to recall something and her expression darkened. She swallowed the rest of her words, but probably worried about Aburame Momoe, she forced a small smile and continued.

"Seriously, it's not good for you to be thinking about tactics so seriously. The captain shouldn't be that kind of person."

Aburame Momoe was naturally aware of Ayami's emotional fluctuations, but she didn't have any good solutions and could only pretend that she hadn't noticed anything.

"You said it yourself, my mom said boys this age are all wolves, their heads are full of lewd thoughts, as girls we have to be fully prepared! By the way, I've upgraded the [Anti-Defense Tactics], it's not just about striking first with physical skills—"

After three days of training, I have mastered a new family secret technique: Insect Technique!

Now I can completely replace my visual senses with insects, fundamentally solving the Sharingan genjutsu problem. However… just in case, I can also wear an eyepatch, so I can easily defeat Miyuki using taijutsu.”

Yami forced a smile and shook her head, suppressing the sadness in her heart, and said, "Don't forget, the captain is now a special jonin. In the previous battle, he single-handedly killed twelve special jonin from the enemy. With such strength, if he really wanted to do something, even without Sharingan genjutsu, he could easily take you down."

"No way—"

Aburame Momoe said with a very exaggerated expression.

"Yami, you've already given up before it even started? As girls, we should at least put up a symbolic struggle and show our attitude, no matter what. How can you just give up without even putting up a fight?" After pausing for a moment, Momoe Aburame added a slightly more serious sentence.

"Seriously? Why are you taking this so seriously? Of course I know the captain is really amazing when he's serious, but do you really think he'll take it seriously?"

Yami shook her head.